Gordons Children's Academy, Junior

State-Funded School

gordons-childrens-academy-junior-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Rochester and StroodConstituency

ME2 3HQPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Gordons Children's Academy, Junior is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 263 pupils. Gordons Children's Academy, Junior is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

12%

Black

16%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

263

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 263
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Mar 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.